Grimm Carsten James, de Terte Ian, Hodgetts Darrin, Kearney Stephen
Directorate of Health, New Zealand Defence Force, Wellington, New Zealand.
School of Psychology, Manawatu Campus, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Mil Psychol. 2024 Nov;36(6):650-660. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2023.2250708. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
Research on military mental health recovery has tended to focus on therapy outcomes while backgrounding the role of diverse healing influences. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is a bicultural military integrated with Māori customs and cultural perspectives on holistic health and wellbeing. This study used narrative analysis to examine the semi-structured interviews of 21 active duty NZDF personnel who had accessed mental healthcare to understand what factors contributed to their return to wellness. Narratives described an orientation toward recovery as a process, where many interrelated wellbeing and social factors together supported the return to health. Culturally available Māori wellbeing metaphors were adopted as heuristics by service members in their storying of growth and healing. Findings are considered in terms of how wellbeing and recovery are conceptualized and promoted within militaries with diverse cultures. Discussion focuses on how narratives within military institutions can promote resilience and support service member recovery from mental distress.
军事心理健康恢复方面的研究往往侧重于治疗结果，而将各种治愈影响的作用置于次要地位。新西兰国防军（NZDF）是一支融入了毛利人习俗以及关于整体健康和福祉的文化观念的双语军队。本研究采用叙事分析方法，对21名接受过心理保健服务的新西兰国防军现役人员的半结构化访谈进行了分析，以了解哪些因素有助于他们恢复健康。访谈叙述将康复视为一个过程，在这个过程中，许多相互关联的健康和社会因素共同支持恢复健康。毛利人关于健康的文化隐喻在军人讲述成长和治愈经历时被用作启发式方法。研究结果从不同文化背景的军队如何理解和促进健康与康复的角度进行了考量。讨论聚焦于军事机构内部的叙事如何能够增强复原力并支持军人从心理困扰中恢复。
